With PCI-based Air Defense Systems Integrator (ADSI)® hardware components reaching end of life, we now deliver systems based on industry standard CompactPCI® hardware. CompactPCI is widely used throughout the telecommunications industry, meaning this hardware platform should be supportable for at least another 10 years. Ultra is addressing escalating hardware sustainment/support costs for years to come by moving to CompactPCI hardware. Legacy chassis, card sets and components are no longer produced and stocked as inventory items and are EOL.

For a PCI to CompactPCI upgrade kit, contact Ultra: info@ultra-ats.com or 512-327-6795.

Key features

CompactPCI COTS hardware provides affordable decrease in Size, Weight and Power (SWaP). CompactPCI is the leading bus architecture for embedded systems in telecommunications and industrial control, as well as in the command and control markets. Since its introduction in 1995, CompactPCI has become the fastest-growing industrial bus architecture and has been enthusiastically adopted by the major OEMs for a large spectrum of equipment.

High performance

Transparent upgrade from 32-bit (132 Mbps) to 64-bit (264 Mbps)

Capable of full concurrence with processor/memory subsystems

Low cost

Low power dissipation

Ability to use low-cost commodity components (wide acceptance of PCI)

Longevity

High availability

Processor independent (x86, PowerPC, Sparc, Alpha)

Ease-of-use

Ease of maintenance and upgrades

Full automatic configuration support of PCI local bus add-in boards

Interoperability and reliability

Forward and backward compatibility of 32-bit and 64-bit add-in boards

Support of up to 256 devices and of a hierarchy of PCI buses and expansion bus

Data integrity

Parity on data, address, control lines (ideal for embedded computers)

Software compatibility

Full compatibility with existing drivers and applications software (device drivers can be portable across various classes of platforms)

ATS products at a glance

All ATS products can be configured with specific card sets applicable to your mission interface requirements:

Ultra16™ is smaller and lighter than the ADSI 3U, but it does not have as many interface cards, so fewer hardware ports are available; requires a laptop for display; processes Link 16 only.

The SFF is smaller and lighter than an ADSI 3U, but it does not have as many interface cards, so fewer hardware ports are available; requires a laptop for display; processes Link 11/11B, Link 16 and INTEL.